Tobacco

We've been down this road once or twice before, right? According to the Portland Press Herald, Maine's embattled Governor Paul LePage held no punches back after the state legislature used an override to his veto allowing the state to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21.…

You may feel like you've read this story before, an idea to make tobacco products unavailable for purchase by anyone under the age of 21. In one way, you're right, Last year, Portland became the first Maine city to enact such a law. But according to WGME, now the entire rest of the state o…

In what is sure to spark a lively debate, the city of Portland is considering raising the minimum age to buy tobacco within city limits from 18 to 21 in hopes of reducing teen smoking and tobacco use. According to the Portland Press Herald, the Health and Human Services Committee for Portland will h…